stuck intake manifold. :(

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  • sefb222
    E30 Fanatic
    • Apr 2007
    • 1206
    #1

    stuck intake manifold. :(

    trying to get the intake manifold off of the M20 in my E21, and i've got all of the hoses disconnected, nuts removed from studs, etc... anything that could possibly get in the way, and the bastard is still not coming off... its got about 2-3mm wiggle room, when i tug on it, but it's just not coming off. a previous owner decided to augment the gasket with silicone, which seems to be acting as one hell of a glue.

    im scared to crack the head wall, so i'm not trying to pry on it too aggressively.

    any ideas?
    Originally posted by Holland
    There should be a restraining order to keep kids 100 feet from that car at all times. Plus execution on the sight to anyone who places a shopping cart within 200 feet of the thing.
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    • ubernasty
      R3VLimited
      • Jan 2009
      • 2749
      #2
      try and get the breather tube out from underneath it first maybe?

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        • sefb222
          E30 Fanatic
          • Apr 2007
          • 1206
          #3
          Originally posted by ubernasty
          try and get the breather tube out from underneath it first maybe?
          done... that was one of the first things i checked... besides, with the amount of force we've applied to this thing, there's no way that breather tube could have been the culprit.
          Last edited by sefb222; 01-30-2010, 11:29 PM.
          Originally posted by Holland
          There should be a restraining order to keep kids 100 feet from that car at all times. Plus execution on the sight to anyone who places a shopping cart within 200 feet of the thing.

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            • Wishno87
              R3V OG
              • Jul 2007
              • 6025
              #4
              Originally posted by sefb222
              done... that was one of the first things i checked... besides, with the amount of force we've applied to this thing, there's no way that breather tube could have been the culprit.
              idk the breather tube is pretty sturdy. Its a big metal bar underneath. Is the thermostat housing and everything off? I remember i had to take both of them off at exactly the same time to remove them.
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                • sefb222
                  E30 Fanatic
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 1206
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Wishno87
                  idk the breather tube is pretty sturdy. Its a big metal bar underneath. Is the thermostat housing and everything off? I remember i had to take both of them off at exactly the same time to remove them.
                  yeah, the spring loaded one, under the driver's side of the intake manifold...

                  it looks like an oversized VW aircooled pushrod tube.
                  Originally posted by Holland
                  There should be a restraining order to keep kids 100 feet from that car at all times. Plus execution on the sight to anyone who places a shopping cart within 200 feet of the thing.

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